April 16 – Queen's Birthday in Greenland

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Queen Margrethe and her family

nBorn on this date in 1940, Queen Margrethe is 77 today. Another important number is that she is 5’11” – almost six feet tall! Talk about a statuesque queen!
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nWith an imposing full name of Margrethe Alexandrine Pórhildur Ingrid, she is not only Queen of Denmark, she is also the supreme authority of the Church of Denmark and the Commander in Chief of the Danish Defense Forces. And, of course, she is queen of the Faroe Islands and of Greenland. 
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nGreenland is part of North America, geographically speaking, but has closer historical and cultural ties to Europe, including of course Denmark (Greenland used to be a Danish colony before it became an autonomous country that is part of the Danish Realm) and also nearby Iceland. 
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nIt is the largest island in the world (Australia is
nconsidered a continent, not an island), but it is also the least densely populated nation in the world. This is partly because three-fourths of the island is covered with an ice sheet – the only permanent ice sheet outside of Antarctica.
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nOf course, global warming is causing that ice sheet to melt at an increasing pace. This could be a huge problem for the world!
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nOf course, Greenland has some spectacular natural beauty and some interesting towns to explore:
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nNational Eggs Benedict Day

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nnKuomboka in Zambia

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nEaster and Eostre
nMore on Easter here
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